6th man arrested in shooting of 13 at Cornell Square Park ordered held without bail

6th Man Arrested In Shooting Of 13 At Cornell Square Park (Wochit)

A sixth man was charged Sunday in connection with the September mass shooting in Chicago's Cornell Square Park that left 13 people wounded, including a 3-year-old. 28 year old Darren Curtis of the 5700 block of South Wolcott Avenue, was charged with three

A sixth man was charged Sunday in connection with the September mass shooting in Chicago's Cornell Square Park that left 13 people wounded, including a 3-year-old. 28 year old Darren Curtis of the 5700 block of South Wolcott Avenue, was charged with three

He was ordered held without bail Sunday afternoon in Cook County Bond Court.

Curtis drove the other shooters and admitted his role in the attack, Assistant State's Attorney Elizabeth Dibler said.

He was arrested at his home Friday. Curtis' criminal record includes a 2004 conviction for felony aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, court records show.

Five other men have appeared in court on charges related to the Sept. 19 South Side attack, police said.

The shooting happened about 10:15 p.m. when, authorities said, two men armed with an assault rifle and a .22-caliber handgun fired indiscriminately into a crowd at the Back of the Yards neighborhood park in the 1800 block of West 51st Street.

The 3-year-old, Deonta Howard, was playing on the basketball court when a bullet struck him near the ear and exited through his cheek. Doctors have said Deonta did not suffer brain damage but will require plastic surgery.

Four other men — Bryon Champ, 21, Kewane Gatewood, 20, Tabari Young, 22, and Brad Jett, 22 — have been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.

A fifth suspect, David Logan, 22, of the 3100 block of South Green Street, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and obstructing justice, police said.

According to police, Champ and Young, one armed with the assault rifle and the other with the handgun, opened fire at the crowded park that they considered the turf of a rival gang. Police said Champ was looking for revenge after he was grazed by a bullet earlier that day.

When Sandra Lira’s teachers asked her to create a picture expressing how gun violence would shape her future, Sandra, 12, drew herself with long dark hair flanked by angel’s wings, reaching down from heaven to console weeping family members visiting a cemetery.